(BEDFORD) - The Lawrence County Economic Growth Council, Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Lawrence County Community Foundation are kicking off Live Well Lawrence County.

The program runs Sunday, March 4th through April 28th. The kick-off event will be this Saturday, March 3rd in the main room of the Comfort Inn.

Participants will receive baseline evaluations and instruction from IU Health Bedford and St. Vincent Dunn, as well as instruction from various local fitness instructors.

This year there will be two types of teams. Competitive team challenge members pay an entry fee of $25 and will receive a t-shirt, a pedometer, free weekly health checks, and have a chance of winning $500.

Participating team challenge and youth team members are free and have a chance to win $100.

Each Tuesday evening throughout the 8 weeks a different program will be presented at the chamber meeting room, featuring a health and wellness speaker and a healthy cooking demonstration.